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Xylophone History

Last updated almost 5 years ago

10 questions

Learn how Marimbas are made and answer the questions- 

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Question 6

6.

What is placed under the key to help amplify the sound?

Metal Resonator

Crooks

Plastic Ring

Nodes

Question 7

7.

What material are the keys of this marimba made from

Ethiopian Hardwood

American Greenwood

Spanish Orangewood

Honduran Rosewood

Question 8

8.

How long is a full sized marimba?

Nearly 8 meters

Nearly 3 feet

Nearly 3 meters

Nearly 1 foot

Question 9

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What is something interesting you learned about the xylphone/marimba

Question 10

10.

Draw a Xylophone!

Question 1

1.

When did the first instruments related to the xylophone appear in eastern Asia?

2000BC

1839

Last Thursday

200BC

Question 2

2.

What did all early xylphones have in common?

They used wooden bars

They all had wheels

They had resonators

They were all from Asia

Question 3

3.

What were used as early resonators

Cut logs

Plastic Cups

Metal tubes

Hollowed out gourds

Question 4

4.

Which is NOT a variation of the xylophone?

Mbila

Church Chimes

Gambang

Marimba

Question 5

5.

Albert Roth's two-rowed xylophone introduced what?

Rubber Mallets

Wooden Bars

Chromatic note pattern

Limited note options